Purpose Two-factor authentication is being implemented more broadly to improve security against phishing, shoulder surfing, keyloggers and password guessing attacks. Although passwords serve as the first authentication factor, a common approach to implementing the second factor is sending a...

Purpose This paper aims to evaluate the effect of multi-touch behaviours on creating Android unlock patterns (AUPs) by realising that users can perform more actions in touch-enabled mobile phones. Design/methodology/approach The author conducted two user studies with a total of 45 participates...

The current syllabus (programme of education) prescribed by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) emphasises that it is important for students to acquire knowledge and skills in interacting with information technology (IT). One of the basic IT skills identified by SAICA is...

Users can be authenticated by three different ways: on the basis of what they know (password/pin), or what they have (smartcard etc.), or what they are (biometrics). The price and complexness of these methods increases in this order. One would think that the more complex or more expensive a...